Preface ........................................................ ix
Acknowledgments ................................................ xi
Author ....................................................... xiii
Chapter 1 Blood, Plasma, Cells, and Other Biological Fluids .... 1
Chapter 2 Plasma Fractionation and Plasma Protein Products .... 19
Chapter 3 Methods for the Analysis of Plasma and Plasma
Protein Fractions ........................................... 47
Chapter 4 Albumin ............................................. 83
Structure of Albumin ........................................ 86
In Vitro Chemical Modification of Albumin .................. 101
Albumin as a Carrier ....................................... 113
Ligand-Binding by Albumin .................................. 121
Purification and Characterization of HSA for Clinical Use .. 123
Biological Activity of Albumin ............................. 125
Enzymatic Activity of Albumin .............................. 126
Clinical Use of Albumin .................................... 129
Albumin as Diagnostic/Biomarker ............................ 132
Pharmacokinetics of Albumin ................................ 133
Analytical Methods for Albumin Including Use of Albumin
as Standard for Analytical Methods ......................... 134
Albumin as Excipient ....................................... 136
Conclusion ................................................. 136
References ................................................. 136
Chapter 5 Plasma Immunoglobulins ............................. 183
Chapter 6 Factor VIII and von Willebrand Factor .............. 233
von Willebrand Factor ...................................... 253
Economic Issues Impacting the Hemophilia Business .......... 255
Conclusions and Future Directions .......................... 257
References ................................................. 257
Chapter 7 Plasma Proteinase Inhibitors ....................... 285
Antithrombin ............................................... 285
α1,-Antitrypsin (a,-Antiprotease Inhibitor, SERPINA1) ...... 293
Heparin Cofactor II (SERPIND1) ............................. 301
α2-Macroglobulin ........................................... 301
Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor ............................ 304
α2-Antiplasmin ............................................. 311
C1-Inhibitor (C1-Esterase Inhibitor) ....................... 315
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 .......................... 319
Protein С Inhibitor (Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-3) .... 322
References ................................................. 323
Chapter 8 Vitamin K-Dependent Proteins ....................... 367
Chapter 9 Miscellaneous Plasma Proteins ...................... 401
Fibrinogen ................................................. 401
Fibrin Sealant ............................................. 402
Autologous Fibrin Sealant .................................. 408
Fibrinogen and Tissue Soldering ............................ 408
Thrombin and Fibrin Foam ................................... 410
Fibrinogen Plastics ........................................ 411
Thrombin ................................................... 412
Plasminogen and Plasmin .................................... 412
Butyrylcholinesterase ...................................... 415
Fibronectin ................................................ 415
References .................................................... 417
Index ......................................................... 441
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